exported PDF larger than artboard size

[nvdg]

Hi, I created artboards of 1945 x 1257px which, when viewed in Illustrator at 100% are just slightly smaller than the size of my screen, but when I export these artboards to PDF the scale is suddenly much larger. If I view them at 100% in Acrobat, they are much bigger than they should be, about 130% of the Illustrator artboards. Why is 100% in Acrobat not the same as 100% in Illustrator? 

Ai document raster settings are 72dpi. Exported PDF is set "Smallest file size" with mage compression set to 72dpi. No matter what settings I change, the PDF in Acrobat is always bigger. 

I've been using Illustrator for many years and I don't remember ever having run into this problem before. I recently bought a new Macbook pro and installed Illustrator. Is there some setting I missed??

Thanks 

[Doug A Roberts · Accepted solution]

Probably because, in Acrobat, you can specify what screen resolution you want it to simulate (in PPI), and this setting may not match that of Illustrator.

 

[nvdg]

Thank you!! That was it. I changed it to 72dpi and now it looks fine. I don't know why I didn't think of this. For some reason I thought it had something to do with the way the PDF was being exported. Thanks so much!

[radhikan2408]

Hello,

I am having the same issue where my artboard size is bigger than intended size when I export in pdf. I want to export in 300 ppi as it's for printing on wallpaper. So how can i maintain the ppi and keep the board to the size I want as I export to pdf?

[Ton Frederiks]

A PDF does not have a resolution, images in a PDF have a resolution.

Can you describe what kind of artwork (vector, images or both) you save from Illustrator as PDF?

[radhikan2408]

Hello I am trying to export a square vector of 520 mm * 520 mm . How do I export as pdf with no bleed or marks just the square alone?

[Ton Frederiks]

If it is a square vector of 520 mm and the artboard size is also 520 mm, just Save As PDF and turn off any of the Marks and Bleeds.

If it is just a square vector of 520 mm on a larger artboard, use Asset Export with the correct PDF preset.